16/09/11 OTR @ Plug Sheffield

Continuing with what may possibly be our biggest year to date we at OTR follow up our historic August event with another massive line up featuring none other than 3 OTR debutants.

Our first debut act and headlining the event is Dutch wonderkid UMMET OZCAN. Ummet plays a wide variety of styles, but he tends towards dirty, driving, trancy and pounding sounds mixed in with a good dose of epic synthmelodies and glitched-out, ball-busting basslines, perfectly suited to OTR’s musical policy. It seems Ummet Ozcan was destined to love EDM, and after spending several years perfecting his skills in a home studio environment, his releases can mostly be found in the highest regions of the Beatport trance charts and are supported by A-list DJs like Sander van Doorn, Armin van Buuren, Tiësto and Markus Schulz. Hits include ‘TimeWave Zero’ (Doorn Records), Arcadia (Doorn Records), Shamballa (Reset) and many more. Ummet is also known for his softsynth and soundbank design for well established music software houses like Rob Papen (Albino, Predator) and Acces Music (Virus).

Another OTR debut for September, and maybe a rather surprising one at that, is UK DJ/Producer BEN GOLD. At just 25 years old Ben Gold is one of the most multi-talented names in the electronic dance scene. Ben combines a highly acclaimed career as a leading studio engineer with that of one of the brightest young stars in the trance scene, playing at some of the world's leading clubs alongside world class DJ's who all regularly fill their CD wallets with his latest works. A versatile producer who has seen tracks featured on leading compilations such as Ministry Of Sound's Trance Nation Harder, Trance Nation Deeper and Europe's biggest dance compilation, Dream Dance. Recent DJ appearances have led Ben all over the globe including notable sets at Sunrise Festival in Poland, The Fresh Squeezed Festival in Los Angeles USA), Garuda at Sankeys (UK), Twisted in Vancouver (Canada) & Slinky at The Opera House (UK). This multi faceted DJ and producer will bring a breath of fresh air to a scene which demands the same high quality and excellence that Ben has regularly achieved even at such a young age, the only way is to the very top.

Next up, and no stranger to the OTR decks, BRYAN KEARNEY, a DJ of almost ten years experience has established himself firmly on the UK and international dance scene. The talented technician’s cutting edge sets contain the very best in upfront club driven music with the emphasis always on energy and the unexpected. A DJ that likes to take risks, do things differently and loves to surprise clubbers across the globe with exclusive edits.

Our 4th and final headline act for the night, and our 3rd OTR debut, is 25 year old DJ, producer, engineer and promoter INDECENT NOISE (Aleksander Stawierej). Completely rapt in energetic and melodic trance sounds, Aleksander often uses more techy stuff in his sets. His fascination of electronic music has started at a very young age and he made his first steps as DJ and producer in 2004. Playing live Aleksander fully uses benefits of technology by using laptop and midi controllers with Ableton Live setup, making his sets special and unique. Indecent Noise has his own monthly radioshow “Noise Sessions” on Trance.fm, Totaal fm, Discover Trance Radio and PureSound.fm. He also hosts “Radio Bosh” which is broadcasted every month in Sunday’s prime time on Afterhours.fm.

Providing support on the night we have talented UK up and coming DJ/Producer, DAVEY ASPREY (Lange Recordings) and OTR resident MIKE BEAUMONT.